You already have a gift you can give for the holidays.
And it’s red.
Blood donations often dip at this time of year, especially in December, according to a news release from Bernadette Jay, external communications manager for American Red Cross Blood Services.
But demand for blood for patients doesn’t go away, the release said.
Here’s a list of upcoming donation opportunities:
Norfolk
12/15/2017: 8 a.m. – 1 p.m., Sentara Leigh Hospital Elizabeth River Room, 830 Kempsville Road
12/15/2017: 8:15 a.m. – 2:45 p.m., Norfolk Blood Donation Center, 250 West Brambleton Avenue
12/16/2017: 7:45 a.m. – 2:30 p.m., Norfolk Blood Donation Center, 250 West Brambleton Avenue
12/17/2017: 7:45 a.m. – 2:30 p.m., Norfolk Blood Donation Center, 250 West Brambleton Avenue
12/18/2017: 7:45 a.m. – 5:30 p.m., Norfolk Blood Donation Center, 250 West Brambleton Avenue
12/18/2017: 3 p.m. – 7 p.m., Health & Fitness Center, 7300 Newport Avenue
12/19/2017: 7:45 a.m. – 2:15 p.m., Norfolk Blood Donation Center, 250 West Brambleton Avenue
12/19/2017: 12 p.m. – 4 p.m., Slover Library, 235 E Plume Street
12/20/2017: 8 a.m. – 2 p.m., Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, 600 Gresham Drive
12/20/2017: 9:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m., City of Norfolk City Hall, City Hall Building, 810 Union Street
12/21/2017: 11:15 a.m. – 5:45 p.m., Norfolk Blood Donation Center, 250 West Brambleton Avenue
12/22/2017: 8:15 a.m. – 2:45 p.m., Norfolk Blood Donation Center, 250 West Brambleton Avenue
12/23/2017: 7:45 a.m. – 2:30 p.m., Norfolk Blood Donation Center, 250 West Brambleton Avenue
12/24/2017: 7:45 a.m. – 2:30 p.m., Norfolk Blood Donation Center, 250 West Brambleton Avenue
12/25/2017: 8 a.m. – 8:30 a.m., Norfolk Blood Donation Center, 250 West Brambleton Avenue
12/26/2017: 7:45 a.m. – 2:15 p.m., Norfolk Blood Donation Center, 250 West Brambleton Avenue
12/27/2017: 12:15 p.m. – 6:45 p.m., Norfolk Blood Donation Center, 250 West Brambleton Avenue
12/28/2017: 11:15 a.m. – 5:45 p.m., Norfolk Blood Donation Center, 250 West Brambleton Avenue
12/29/2017: 8:15 a.m. – 2:45 p.m., Norfolk Blood Donation Center, 250 West Brambleton Avenue
12/30/2017: 7:45 a.m. – 2:45 p.m., Norfolk Blood Donation Center, 250 West Brambleton Avenue
12/31/2017: 7:45 a.m. – 2:30 p.m., Norfolk Blood Donation Center, 250 West Brambleton Avenue
12/31/2017: 12 p.m. – 4 p.m., MacArthur Center, 300 Monticello Avenue
Virginia Beach
12/16/2017: 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., Virginia Beach Blood Donation Center, 4554 Virginia Beach Blvd.
12/17/2017: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Give the Gift- Corporate Landing Elementary, 1590 Corporate Landing Pkwy
12/18/2017: 2 p.m. – 7 p.m., Kempsville Presbyterian Church, 805 Kemspville Road
12/18/2017: 2 p.m. – 7 p.m., Virginia Beach Masons Lynnhaven Lodge 56th District, 2959 North Lynnhaven Road
12/19/2017: 11 a.m. – 4 p.m., Jingle Bell – Pembroke Mall, 4554 Virginia Beach Boulevard
12/20/2017: 11 a.m. – 4 p.m., Jingle Bell – Pembroke Mall, 4554 Virginia Beach Boulevard
12/21/2017: 7:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m., NEXCOM, 3280 Virginia Beach Boulevard
12/21/2017: 11 a.m. – 4 p.m., Jingle Bell – Pembroke Mall, 4554 Virginia Beach Boulevard
12/22/2017: 11 a.m. – 4 p.m., Jingle Bell – Pembroke Mall, 4554 Virginia Beach Boulevard
12/23/2017: 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., Virginia Beach Blood Donation Center, 4554 Virginia Beach Blvd.
12/26/2017: 2 p.m. – 7 p.m., Every Drop Counts-Lynnhaven Mall, 701 Lynnhaven Parkway, Management Office suite 1068
12/26/2017: 2 p.m. – 7 p.m., Every Drop Counts, 4554 Virginia Beach Blvd, Pembroke Mall
12/27/2017: 11 a.m. – 4 p.m., Every Drop Counts, 4554 Virginia Beach Blvd, Pembroke Mall
12/27/2017: 11 a.m. – 4 p.m., Every Drop Counts-Lynnhaven Mall, 701 Lynnhaven Parkway, Management Office suite 1068
12/27/2017: 12 p.m. – 4 p.m., Kroger Shore Drive, 4625 Shore Drive
12/28/2017: 9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., Virginia Aquarium and Marine Science Center, 717 General Booth Blvd.
12/28/2017: 11 a.m. – 4 p.m., Every Drop Counts, 4554 Virginia Beach Blvd, Pembroke Mall
12/28/2017: 11 a.m. – 4 p.m., Every Drop Counts-Lynnhaven Mall, 701 Lynnhaven Parkway, Management Office suite 1068
12/29/2017: 11 a.m. – 4 p.m., Wavy TV10 Every Drop Counts, 4554 Virginia Beach Blvd., Pembroke Mall
12/30/2017: 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., Virginia Beach Blood Donation Center, 4554 Virginia Beach Blvd.
12/31/2017: 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., Best Buy, 3334 Princess Anne Road
To find other donation sites in Hampton Roads, go here.
To schedule an appointment, use the Red Cross Blood Donor App or call 1-800-733-2767.
